Saturday, June 15, 2013

Saturday Snapshot - June 15th 2013

Alyce
at At Home With Books has decided to take a break from blogging and
from hosting Saturday Snapshot. We will miss her, but all of us
understand a need to step back, regroup, and prioritize one's life. We
hope to see her back soon. Saturday
Snapshot is now hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy while Alyce is away.To
participate in the Saturday
Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have
taken
then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky (at West Metro
Mommy). Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they
are
clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in
the
caption is entirely up to you. Please don’t post random photos that you
find
online.

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Last Week we spent a few days in Portsmouth, New Hampshire which is a wonderful seaside town. Once you've visited, you'll want to return again and again. Fantastic shops, book stores, coffee shops and all are so very unique. My husband found a great runners store and made a few purchases and I found a few books I had on my [to buy] list. What we both loved was the outdoor seating (tables and benches) everywhere along the brick walkways which made for some great people-watching while we were there. The weather was perfect but we had to cut our trip short by a day as I came down with a horrible earache and sore throat that required a doctors visit Tuesday and antibiotics. I've been out of work all week and actually feel worst today with a horrible cough now:(

Here are a few of the photos I took with my phone while we walked around town, had lunch and shopped.

I visited New England years ago and always want to go back for more. Didn't do bookshops last time, so will def. browse through some the next chance I have. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos, Diane!

Love the two pictures of the dog. I also have always loved Portsmouth. We've been to Strawberry Banke and used to eat at a restaurant which I believe was called The Blue Strawberry. It was a prix fixe gourmet meal place with two evening seatings. Excellent food.

I love those quirky photos. Sorry you are sick. Hope you recover quickly. My husband and I are trying to find some place nearby to go for a few nights to celebrate our anniversary. Too bad we live in Ohio and we can't drive just a few hours to some place like New Hampshire. Here's Mine

I too can fully understand Alyce needing to take a break and step back from the keyboard for a while and it is great that Melinda decided to 'step into the breach' and keep things going whilst she is away.

Portsmouth New England sounds very much like Portsmouth England. We live quite close to the South coast, so the trip down to Portsmouth doesn't take us too long at all and is always one of our favorite places to visit in the Summer. In actual fact, Hubbie's parents both come from Portsmouth originally, although they now live just a short distance along the coast in Southampton.

The historic naval connections with the City are all around, although the new face of Portsmouth is one of a very cosmopolitan and vibrant place, combining luxury City living, with some excellent al fresco dining and fantastic shopping experiences.

I am so glad that you got to enjoy most of your trip before you got sick and I sincerely hope that you feel better very soon, now that you have the antibiotics in your system.

Cute pup :) Love the Tshirt too. We've travelled to Maine many times but never stop in Portsmouth. We did visit Newburyport once - cute town. Usually we're in a hurry to get to our daughter's home and hour or so north. Hope you feel better soon, Diane.

The photos are delightfully quirky! During our summer travels, my husband and I regularly drive through New Hampshire. Maybe someday we'll need to take a side trip to Portsmouth. We enjoy seaside towns.

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